Configuring an OHS load balancer

Oracle HTTP server is an Apache httpd-based Web server that can be used to load balance requests across your SOA Suite cluster. This recipe looks at how to install it.

Getting ready

You will need to download the installer for the Oracle Fusion Middleware Web tier, and have the necessary filesystem permissions on the box on which you wish to install it. Your SOA Suite domain WebLogic admin server will need to be running, and you will need to know its administration credentials.

How to do it…

Follow these steps to install OHS on a target server:

1. Extract the installer archive, navigate to the Disk1 folder, and execute the setup installer. It will open the welcome screen; click on Next to continue.


2. Select whether you wish to search for updates, and how you want them to be installed, then click on Next to continue.

3. Select that you wish to install and configure the server, then click on Next to continue.

4. The installer will now validate that your system meets the pre-requisites...